Funds

The fund will use the money to mobilise investment for strategic infrastructure in South and Southeast Asia, which houses more than 25% of the world’s population.

The African healthcare firm has grown into a chain serving two million customers a year. LeapFrog has sold its remaining stake to CFAO Healthcare.

The fund, which is aiming to raise £1bn in investment by 2026, is seeking to help remedy a chronic shortage of social and affordable housing in the UK. 

The Dutch venture capital fund, which focuses on climate change, biodiversity loss and natural resource depletion, is backed by a range of institutional and European investors.

The SECO Startup Fund is under new management with a new strategy and a commitment to invest more than €5m to better serve firms in emerging markets.

Bullfinch Asset runs a technology platform that helps manage and finance renewable assets such as solar panels, battery storage, chargers for electric cars and heat pumps.

The French infrastructure investor is betting on strong growth in the aerial services market in Europe. Eliance manages public contracts in emergency medical services, search and rescue and firefighting.

The Belgian biotech firm has developed an antibody against gastrointestinal infections in pigs that can reduce the reliance on antibiotics in animal production.

The Dutch climate tech firm will use the money to speed up the development of a machine-learning tool for short-term power trading aimed at boosting the energy transition.

Recent high-profile fund launches indicate that the private impact debt class is poised to take flight, according to the Dutch consultancy.